qedeš קֶ֫דֶשׁ ‘Kedesh’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from qādaš קָדַשׁ ‘to consecrate’
Roots:
קדשׁ
qedeš pr n loc
Kedesh = "holy place"
1) a city in the extreme south of Judah
1a) same as 'Kadesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'
2) a city of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite Levites
3) a fortified Canaanite city allotted to Naphtali
4) a city of refuge in Naphtali